Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday unveiled major changes to
the federal cabinet that saw Chrystia Freeland promoted to deputy prime
minister and new posts created to promote diversity and the middle class
— with roughly one-quarter of posts going to Quebec MPs.
the federal cabinet that saw Chrystia Freeland promoted to deputy prime
minister and new posts created to promote diversity and the middle class
— with roughly one-quarter of posts going to Quebec MPs.
The new
36-member cabinet has two more positions than before and sees many
familiar faces remaining around the table but in new positions, while
several new members have been brought up to bat.
Most notable is
the shift of Freeland from foreign affairs to the post of deputy prime
minister and minister for intergovernmental affairs, a position that
sets her up to take a key leadership role in what have increasingly been
contentious relations with provinces dominated by Conservative
premiers.